diff --git a/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/validate.py b/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/validate.py
index a3511c55f0..0b2bdb80ec 100644
--- a/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/validate.py
+++ b/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/validate.py
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ import json
 import os
 import sys
 import types
-from collections import namedtuple
 from collections.abc import Iterator
 from logging import Handler, Logger
 from types import EllipsisType
@@ -86,9 +85,6 @@ class ValidationError(Exception):
         self.attribute = attribute
 
 
-log_entry_type = namedtuple("log_entry_type", ("level", "message", "instance", "attribute"))
-
-
 class json_logger:
     statements: list[Statement]
     state: State